Isaac Eshetu

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Nairobi,
August 9, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned
about the arrest and week-long detention without charge of two journalists
working for Radio Bilal, a
station that has provided extensive coverage of ongoing anti-government
protests staged by Ethiopian Muslims.

Nairobi, February 1,
2013--Ethiopian security forces have detained for two weeks without
charge the editor of a newsmagazine and accused him of incitement to terrorism,
according to local journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on
authorities to release Solomon Kebede immediately and halt their harassment of
journalists affiliated with the weekly Ye
Muslimoch Guday.

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Nairobi, October 5,
2012--Ethiopian authorities should halt their harassment of journalists covering
the country's Muslim community and their intimidation of citizens who have
tried to speak to reporters about sensitive religious, ethnic, and political
issues, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Police in the capital, Addis Ababa, briefly detained Marthe Van Der Wolf, a reporter with the U.S. government-funded broadcaster Voice of America as she was covering a protest by members of Ethiopia's Muslim community at the Anwar Mosque, local journalists said. The protesters were demonstrating against alleged government interference in Islamic Council elections scheduled for Sunday, according to VOA and local journalists.

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Nairobi, August 9,
2012--Ethiopian authorities must release a journalist who has been detained for
almost three weeks, and allow three Muslim news outlets to resume publishing
immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Local journalists
believe the Muslim press in Ethiopia is being targeted for its coverage of
protests by the Muslim community.